Women In Northfield Giving Support (WINGS)

05/29/2026

We wrapped up our mental health awareness month programming at The Key with Mental Health Trivia Night! 💚

A huge thank you to Women In Northfield Giving Support (WINGS) for funding our mental health activities and to our staff for keeping everything fun and engaging.

Congratulations to all of our trivia winners! 🏆🎉

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04/30/2026

What a great event!

03/24/2026

Congratulations to our student board member Peyton Quaas and the rest of these outstanding students!

Congratulations to NHS students Claire Forbord, Peyton Quaas, Allison Karl, Annie Demas, Annalisa Larson, Khyla Thieling, Isaac Scheif and Zane Engels, who qualified for the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN in May. Northfield's BPA team qualified 15 students for the state competition in early March, and eight qualified for the national competition. Go Raiders!

03/08/2026

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate all Women In Northfield Giving Support! Thank you for your support of women and youth in Northfield! Pictured: WINGS 2026 Board of Directors

02/24/2026

🩵Reminder- Grant applications due March 1! 🩵
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WINGS is now accepting grant applications for 2026!

WINGS (Women in Northfield Giving Support) invites Northfield area nonprofit organizations to apply for a 2026 WINGS Annual Grant. Grants are given in support of projects benefiting women and youth in the Northfield area. WINGS awards grants to qualified nonprofit organizations, public schools and government organizations for the purpose of general community support. Projects funded must benefit residents in the Northfield Public Schools area.

WINGS funds grants in the following areas of focus:

-Basic needs: housing stability, food stability, economic stability, and safe environments for women and youth
-Education: early learning, out-of-school programs, special needs/at-risk women and youth, and adult learning
-Physical and mental health: health care and healthy behaviors
WINGS grants must be utilized within the year they are awarded. Grant candidates are considered anew in each grant cycle.

In 2025, WINGS celebrated 25 years and has awarded $1.6 million dollars in grants. We invite you to find out more and apply for a 2026 WINGS Annual Grant.

Applications must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2026. If you have any questions, please send an email to Kay Smith at [email protected].

WINGS is an affiliate of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
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01/11/2026

🩵🩵🩵ATTENTION AREA NONPROFITS🩵🩵🩵
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WINGS is now accepting grant applications for 2026!

WINGS (Women in Northfield Giving Support) invites Northfield area nonprofit organizations to apply for a 2026 WINGS Annual Grant. Grants are given in support of projects benefiting women and youth in the Northfield area. WINGS awards grants to qualified nonprofit organizations, public schools and government organizations for the purpose of general community support. Projects funded must benefit residents in the Northfield Public Schools area.

WINGS funds grants in the following areas of focus:

-Basic needs: housing stability, food stability, economic stability, and safe environments for women and youth
-Education: early learning, out-of-school programs, special needs/at-risk women and youth, and adult learning
-Physical and mental health: health care and healthy behaviors
WINGS grants must be utilized within the year they are awarded. Grant candidates are considered anew in each grant cycle.

In 2025, WINGS celebrated 25 years and has awarded $1.6 million dollars in grants. We invite you to find out more and apply for a 2026 WINGS Annual Grant.

Applications must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2026. If you have any questions, please send an email to Kay Smith at [email protected].

WINGS is an affiliate of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
(See link in comments to apply)

12/09/2025

🪽Join us in person for our annual meeting. 🪽
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

6:30-7:30 p.m.
Community Resource Bank
1605 Heritage Drive
Northfield, MN 55057

11/03/2025

A sampling of the scenes celebrating 25 years of WINGS at Reunion!

10/29/2025

Congratulations Northfield Union of Youth for being a 2025 Bush Prize Minnesota Finalist!

We're pleased to share that we’ve been recognized as a 2025 Bush Prize: Minnesota finalist!

Bush Prize: Minnesota recognizes organizations that embody transformational impact through creative problem-solving and community-led solutions that strengthen equity across our state. We’re honored to be recognized as finalists this year alongside COPAL Family Tree Clinic FE Y JUSTICIA, Penumbra Theatre Company and Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming

Congratulations to Dakota Wicohan and Foster Advocates on being selected as this year’s honorees!

The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation operates Bush Prize: Minnesota as a community
grant partner of the The Bush Foundation.

Read the full announcement ➡️ https://spmcf.org/what-we-do/impact/bush-prize-minnesota

10/12/2025

Watch our new video and join this powerful group of women!

Find out what WINGS is all about and join this powerful group of women in Northfield, Minnesota.